CONACRE
Etymology
Noun
conacre (countable and uncountable, plural conacres)
(Ireland) An agricultural system of letting land in small patches or strips, usually for tillage.
(Ireland) A strip of land that is let under this system.
Verb
conacre (third-person singular simple present conacres, present participle conacring, simple past and past participle conacred)
(Ireland) To underlet a proportion of, for a single crop; said of a farm.
Source: Wiktionary
Con*a"cre, v. t.
Definition: To underlet a proportion of, for a single crop; -- said of a farm. [Ireland]
Con*a"cre, n.
Definition: A system of letting a proportion of a farm for a single crop. [Ireland] Also used adjectively; as, the conacre system or principle. Mozley & W.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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